Tiffany L. Pratt, Author at

Student Historian

Tiffany L. Pratt is a senior at Berea College, majoring in Child and Family Studies with a minor in Women’s Studies. She will graduate in May 2010 with a B.A. degree. Before coming to Berea, Pratt served four years in the U.S. Navy. She has also worked at the Lexington Urban-Fayette County Government. After graduation, she plans to return to the military as an Air Force Officer and pursue a graduate degree in counseling and family therapy.

Victor O. Frazer (1943- )

Victor O. Frazer, attorney and politician, was born May 24, 1943 in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Albert Frazer and Amanda Blyden. He graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1960. In 1964, he earned a B.A. degree from Fisk University. … Read MoreVictor O. Frazer (1943- )

Denise L. Majette (1955- )

Denise Majette, former member of Congress, attorney, judge, and politician, was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 18, 1955 to Voyd Lee and Olivia (Foster) Majette. In 1976, Majette graduated from Yale University. She earned her law degree from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina … Read MoreDenise L. Majette (1955- )

Rodney Slater (1955- )

Rodney E. Slater, former cabinet member, attorney, and state government official, was born in Marianna, Arkansas, on February 23, 1955. In 1977, Slater graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He earned his law degree in 1980 from the University of Arkansas. In 1980, Slater became the … Read MoreRodney Slater (1955- )

Jesse Brown (1944-2002)

Jesse Brown, wounded veteran and government official, was born on March 27, 1944 to Lucille Brown in Detroit, Michigan. His single-parent mother raised him in Chicago. Brown first attended Roosevelt University in Chicago and later graduated from Kennedy- King College in that same city. In … Read MoreJesse Brown (1944-2002)

Harvey Bernard Gantt (1943- )

Harvey B. Gantt, architect and politician, was born January 14, 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina to Christopher and Wilhelmenia Gantt. In 1961, Gantt attended Iowa State University. After one year of study, he returned to South Carolina and soon afterwards sued to enter racially segregated … Read MoreHarvey Bernard Gantt (1943- )

Togo D. West, Jr. (1942- )

Togo D. West Jr., attorney and government official, was born on June 21, 1942 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Togo D. West, Sr. and Evelyn Carter West. In 1959 he graduated as valedictorian from Atkins High School in that same city. In 1965, West enrolled … Read MoreTogo D. West, Jr. (1942- )

Walter Edward Washington (1915-2003)

Walter Edward Washington, attorney and politician, was born in Dawson, Georgia, on April 15, 1915 to Willie Mae and William L. Washington. After his mother’s death in 1921, Washington moved with his father to Jamestown, New York. Washington excelled academically and athletically in the public … Read MoreWalter Edward Washington (1915-2003)